Bristol Bronze Club 3 day October - 2nd - 4th 2024

Bristol Bronze Club.

A three day workshop, where you will learn an introduction to lost wax bronze casting, using the ceramic shell casting technique. The weekend is taught in small groups to allow as much contact time as possible. You'll learn an overview of the foundry process while creating your own sculpture.

Come with or without skills, we will start at the beginning.

Using the ‘direct wax casting’ technique which means using wax to make a model, forming and sculpting it like clay or plasticine. You will then casting these objects in bronze.

Day 1: Introduction to Bronze Casting, overview of process and intro into wax

Day 2: Carry on wax working, put wax patterns on to trees, start investment.

Day 3: Casting Day, Burnout ceramic molds , pour bronze. Fettling and chasing Patination, finish works, display

Taught by David Snoo Wilson